Esfahan Food Guide

Local and traditional dishes of Isfahan province are from dessert to various types of soups and dishes. A wide range of primary food items have belonged to Isfahan since the past until today. This is because of its climatic and geographical location.

If you take a look at the list of local dishes of this city, you will find a common denominator between most of them. It is interesting to know that meat is one of the main ingredients of Isfahan cuisine.

Surely, you are one of those people who have heard the name of Biryani among all the dishes of Isfahan. The local dishes of this city are not limited only to Biryani. The variety of food in this historical city is so high that the choice for every tourist makes it difficult. If you are interested in knowing these delicious traditional foods, join us in this article.

Khoreshte Mast

Khoreshte Mast or Yogurt stew is an authentic food of Isfahan. This dish is often consumed as a cold dessert. This dessert has a special and different taste and is considered a unique dish for people who are looking for unfamiliar flavors.

Yogurt stew has an elastic state, like Halim. In addition to its different and unique taste, it has an appetizing appearance. The yellow color of this dessert, along with the red color of barberry and its combination with the green color of pistachio, can please any food lover. If you enjoy the flavor of saffron, don’t forget to make yogurt stew.

Biryani

This food is one of the most authentic and famous dishes of Isfahan, which is considered one of the tourist attractions of this city.
Biryani is a high-fat lunch food made from combination sheep meat and white liver and spices.

Local people mince the boiled meat and then fry it in small quantities along with cinnamon and dry mint. They use a wide copper spatula and fry it on fire. Then they put them in a layer of fatty bread with walnut kernels or almond slices. And they consume the same meat soaked in water and with some unfried minced white liver.

Beh Polo

Beh Polo is another traditional and local dish of Isfahan which is the mixture of steamed rice with chicken and vegetables and quince. It seems like a strange dish in comparison with other dishes of this historical city. The food that is not compatible with everyone’s taste, of course, has also attracted many fans.

There is no doubt that all the local dishes of Isfahan are worth trying at least once. The ingredients are chicken breast, onion, carrot, rice, brewed saffron, cinnamon quince, salt, pepper and turmeric.

This dish is prepared in different way in accordance with your taste. It can be prepared without meat or with minced or shaved chicken and with pieces of meat.

Taskabab

Taskabab is a dish of meat and vegetables that has been cooked since ancient times, especially by grandmothers. The meat used to prepare “Taskabab” must be mutton and preferably ribs.

There are dozens of recipes for Taskabab. The food that is found in abundance in the canteens of different cities, especially in Isfahan. It is known to be the grandfather of today’s Taskababs was originally from this city.

To cook authentic Isfahan kebabs you need onions, mutton, carrots, oil, potatoes, garlic, salt, pepper and other spices. If the kebabs you prepared have these ingredients, it means that you have prepared an authentic Isfahan’s kebab. This food can be easily found in traditional restaurants in the city.

Polo Mash Ghomri

Mash and Ghomri Polo is one of the popular dishes of Isfahan, which is not easily found in restaurants. Mush refers to mug beans and Ghomri refers to Lunar cabbage which contains calcium, iron, vitamin C and carbohydrates.

If you want to experience its different taste, it is better to contact Isfahan caterings and find out about its existence. or you can be a guest of the Local people of Isfahan. In the preparation of this delicious and unique food, mutton, mung beans, vegetables (parsley, leek, dill, tarragon, savory and fenugreek), onions and various spices are used.

Halim Bademjan

Halim Bademjan or Halim eggplant is the flagship of all the local dishes of Isfahan that we have introduced to you so far. Because this delicious food was known as a court food in the past and of course it is cooked in different ways in all parts of the country.

The necessary ingredients for cooking Halim Bademjan are meat, rice, white beans, eggplant, curd, hot mint, salt and pepper. A point worth mentioning is that if you like the eggplant to be soft according to your taste, the best thing to do is to use neck meat inside it. You can learn how to prepare this delicious dish in the easiest way.

You can find the best halim eggplants in the world, which have a unique taste, in the famous traditional canteens of Isfahan. Especially the canteens around Naqsh-e Jahan Square.